Short- and long-term effectiveness of a supervised training program in spirometry use for primary care professionals.

Introduction: Despite the importance of spirometry, its use and quality are limited in the Primary Care setting. There are few accredited training programs that have demonstrated improvement in the quality of spirometric studies. In this paper, we analyze the short- and long-term effectiveness of a supervised training program for performing and interpreting spirometries.

Dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord in children.

Most of inguinal masses in children correspond to inguinal indirect hernias, but other pathologic entities may be found. Dermoid cysts of the spermatic cord are very rare, with only 9 clear cases reported in the literature to date, all of them in adults. We present a case of dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord in a 2-year-old boy, the youngest patient reported so far.

[Longitudinal study comparing depressive female patients with and without premenstrual exacerbation].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there are any differences in the clinical features of depression, personality and the G factor among women with and without premenstrual exacerbation (PE) of depression.

Material And Methods: Ninety-nine outpatients diagnosed with major depression (DSM-IV) were interviewed twice. At baseline, the patients were not taking medication.

[Spinal hematomas: the spinal apoplexy].

Introduction: Spinal haematomas (SH) are a rare pathology. They can produce a rapid and irreversible neurological deterioration.

Method: In this retrospective study, we review 8 cases of SH treated in our centre over the last five years.

[Solitary fibrous tumor: imaging findings and review of the literature].

Solitary fibrous tumors of the liver are uncommon. First reported in the pleura, this tumor has also been reported in other locations both within and outside the thorax. It rarely affects the liver parenchyma.

[Lobar intracerebral haemorrhage and cerebral amyloid angiopathy: analysis of a series of 106 patients].

Introduction: Lobar intracerebral haemorrhage (LH) is an uncommon cause of stroke. Many LH are caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). The aim of the present study is to analyse the clinical signs, risk factors, lesion volume and development, of a consecutive series of patients suffering from LH and to compare the various characteristics between haemorrhages which comply with the Boston criteria for CAA and those which do not comply with these inclusion criteria.

[Haemorrhage in arteriovenous malformations of the brain following radiosurgery: the importance of the latency period].

Introduction: Arteriovenous malformations are abnormal communications between arteries and veins. Treatment can consist in surgery, embolisation and/or radiosurgery.

Aim: To assess the influence of radiosurgery on the risk of bleeding and related factors.

[Treatment of angioid streaks with phothodynamic therapy].

Clinical Case: A patient had bilateral angioid streaks complicated by cicatricial degeneration in the left eye and subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in the right eye. Photodynamic therapy resulted in a favorable response with normalization of the visual acuity and angiographic resolution of the lesions.

Discussion: The most serious complication of angioid streaks is choroidal neovascularization.

[Diffuse uveal melanoma. A clinical case].

Case Report: We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented at our emergency department with ocular pain and progressive loss of vision in his left eye. Ophthalmic examination detected a pigmented mass in the iridocorneal angle, involving the ciliary body. Glaucoma had also developed secondary to the melanotic lesion.